Wattpad

What Wattpad is

Wattpad is a social storytelling platform for reading and sharing stories, with apps for Android and iOS and access on the web. Readers can browse genres such as romance, fanfiction, science fiction, historical fiction, LGBTQ+, fantasy, mystery, comedy, and young adult fiction. Writers can create original stories and share them with Wattpad’s community. Readers can comment on stories, vote for favorites, and connect with writers and other readers. The app listing says stories can be downloaded for offline reading, and users can create reading lists and share their library with friends. Wattpad also says an account can sync reading and writing across a computer, phone, or tablet. The company describes a production studio that discovers writers and connects them with entertainment companies for adaptations. Wattpad offers a free plan and lists Wattpad Premium and Wattpad Premium+ as ad-free reading plans, though their prices are not provided here. Google Play says data is encrypted in transit and users can request deletion. It also says the app may collect location, personal information, and other data, and may share location and device or other IDs with third parties.

Who it suits

Wattpad suits readers who want stories across a range of genres and a community where they can comment, vote, and connect with writers. It also fits writers who want to publish original stories for readers on mobile devices or the web.

Getting started

1. Visit wattpad.com or install the native Android or iOS app.
2. Create or sign in to an account to read or write across devices.
3. Browse stories by genre, or write and share an original story.
4. Download stories for offline reading or create a reading list.
5. Choose the free plan or an ad-free Premium plan.

Verdict

Choose Wattpad if you want a free way to read stories across genres, write and share original work, and interact with a reader community. Its offline reading and account sync support reading across devices. Consider the data collection and sharing details if those matter to your choice.